The U.S. state of
Arizona is served by five telephone
area code
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s in three numbering plan areas:
*
Area codes 602, 480, and 623 serve the
Phoenix metropolitan area. The three area codes were recombined in 2023 into an
overlay complex after a 1999 split:
** The former 602 area consists of most of the
city of Phoenix, with the exception of far northern areas and
Ahwatukee
Ahwatukee Foothills (also Ahwatukee) is an urban village of Phoenix, Arizona. Ahwatukee forms the southernmost portion of Phoenix, and is considered part of the East Valley region of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
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.
** The former 480 area includes the
East Valley, including Ahwatukee in the city of Phoenix and some communities in
Pinal County such as
San Tan Valley
San Tan Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Pinal County, Arizona, United States. As of the census of 2020, the population of San Tan Valley is 99,894.
History
San Tan Valley derives its name from the n ...
. Major cities include
Mesa,
Chandler
Chandler or The Chandler may refer to:
* Chandler (occupation), originally head of the medieval household office responsible for candles, now a person who makes or sells candles
* Ship chandler, a dealer in supplies or equipment for ships
Arts ...
,
Gilbert Gilbert may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Gilbert (surname), including a list of people
Places Australia
* Gilbert River (Queensland)
* Gilbert River (South ...
,
Scottsdale, and
Tempe.
** The former 623 area includes the
West Valley. Major cities include
Glendale Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''.
It may refer to:
Places Australia
* Glendale, New South Wales
** Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre
*Glendale, Queensland, ...
,
Surprise,
Buckeye, and
Avondale.
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Area code 520 serves
Southern Arizona, including
Tucson and its metropolitan area,
Casa Grande
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,
Nogales, and
Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 45,308, and is the 27th most populous city in Arizona. The city is part of the Sierra Vista-Douglas Metropolitan Are ...
.
*
Area code 928 includes the remainder of the state, including
Yuma,
Kingman,
Flagstaff,
Prescott, the Arizona portion of the
Navajo Nation, and
Safford.
602 was the original area code for Arizona, and was split in 1995 into 602, serving metropolitan Phoenix, and 520, serving the remainder of the state.
In 1999, 602 was split into 480, 602, and 623,
which were recombined in 2023.
520 was split in 2001 to form area code 928.
See also
*
List of North American Numbering Plan area codes
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divides the territories of its members into geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs). Each NPA is identified by one or more numbering plan area codes (''NPA codes'', or ''area codes''), consisting of three di ...
References
External links
{{Area code list
Arizona
Area codes
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